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Auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #939 of 2,401 scored counties
#32 of 85 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 40
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,929
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crawford County comes to about $10.8M a year: $1,131 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $271K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Crawford County has 40 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crawford County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 737 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Crawford County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #939 of 2,401 scored counties and #32 of 85 scored counties in Missouri.
How Crawford County compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Crawford County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.8 | 37.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $279K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 737 | 613 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,131 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,629 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 405 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Crawford County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,929−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,580
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,629+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,249
- Median home value
- $172,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,732
- Daytime population
- 19,375Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Crawford County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 88 | 111 | 25.3 | $465K | +6.7% | #29 of 2,401 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 84 | 52 | 37.6 | $343K | +9.2% | #67 of 2,401 |
| 3Johnson County, MO | 80 | 71 | 33.7 | $340K | +4.9% | #129 of 2,401 |
| 4Stone County, MO | 76 | 42 | 31.0 | $357K | +4.1% | #203 of 2,401 |
| 5Osage County, MO | 74 | 15 | 28.4 | $477K | +2.7% | #241 of 2,401 |
| 6Cass County, MO | 74 | 163 | 37.7 | $331K | +7.1% | #256 of 2,401 |
| 7Andrew County, MO | 73 | 24 | 34.3 | $359K | +0.7% | #272 of 2,401 |
| 8Boone County, MO | 73 | 244 | 31.9 | $334K | +4.2% | #279 of 2,401 |
| 9St. Charles County, MO | 72 | 564 | 35.0 | $343K | +4.9% | #302 of 2,401 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 69 | 321 | 31.4 | $353K | +4.3% | #382 of 2,401 |
| 32Crawford County, MO | 56 | 40 | 41.8 | $271K | −0.4% | #939 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Crawford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Crawford County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 auto repair and car care businesses in Crawford County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crawford County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,580 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, MO compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Crawford County has 41.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $271K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 737 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 22,929 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,580 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $57,629 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Crawford County scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #939 of 2,401 scored counties.
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